Is it bad to drive a "new" boat past 20 hours? I called my dealer and they are 3 weeks out on schedualing. They wont even put me on their appointment books. They told me to just call every so often to see if they can fit me in. I dont want to wait 3 weeks to ride, but I also dont want to hurt my boat! Does anyone know how long you can ride past 20 hours without hurting your boat?

a lot of people dont even do the 20 hr service. its mostly an oil change, so you can take it anywhere and have that done. if your oil looks good, you can certainly go longer. If nothing seems wrong then you are probably ok. i would call back and ask a tech what their recommendation is for your situation. Get the oil changed (or change it yourself) and you'll be fine.

Now why they won't put you on the books yet... something seems amiss there. Call your sales guy and tell him you won't buy a new boat if they refuse to even schedule your services. Sure 3 weeks out is normal this time of year, but to not even take an appt? Shady.

Mike, Call Century Marine (480) 835-9134, they have been absolutely awesome to me! Not sure they will do it or not but it's worth a try.

I wouldn't know what to do if my dealer wouldn't get me in for three weeks. I have been to my dealer about 3 or 4 times with my new boat (twenty hour service, one warranty issue, 100 hour service, etc.) and each time they have had me in and out of there in less that 24 hours. They even gave me the same great service when I had a boat that another dealer sold me. I don't know about you guys but the dealer was one of my main concerns when I bought my boat. I originally wanted a Sanger, since it fit my budget better, but I heard the local dealer was terrible.

I would like to make one suggestion to anyone thinking about buying a new boat in the Phoenix valley or anywhere else for that matter. Go buy a boat trader magazine or check online, call the people who have the boats for sale from manufacturers that you are considering, tell them right up front that you are not going to buy their boat but are looking at new boats. Ask them what problems they have had and how the local dealer dealt with them. I called probably 100+ people when I bought my boat. I ended up buying a boat from the dealer who had ZERO complaints! The dealer's reputation and past performance meant a ton to me. This is a perfect example why, when you drop all the coin for a new boat you should get good service too. My dealer seems to treat me the same way if I bought a new boat from them or not.

You don't need to go to your dealer's location. You can go to any Indmar certified repair location. I didn't like the local Moomba service department so I simply took my boat to one of the competitors because they use Indmar as well. You don't risk anything as far as warranty and you get your boat done.

My service guy said the 20 hr service is too much. I just had mine done at 60 hrs because I didn't notice the hours until 40 or so and it took a couple weeks to get it in. He said oil was fine, etc....so not to worry. Keep an eye on your oil and as long as its clean you will be safe with 50 hrs. My opinion, and my reps opinion so don't get all crazy here fellas.........

IMO The 20 hour service is the most important. The initial break in of your engine (v-drive and trans) will leave minute metal particles (normal) in the oil. I feel it is important to change the oils after initial break in. I did mine at 12,29,and again at 62 hours. Got about 90 now and getting ready to do it again. Cheap insurance in my book especially if you can do it yourself. However I did let the dealer do the first one so they could supposedly check drive align etc....